Ryanair EI-DLI seriously damaged in ground incident
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Ryanair EI-DLI seriously damaged in ground incident
Reports are unclear but a report on Facebook is saying that the aircraft rolled into an adjacent building causing significant damage to the horizontal stabiliser.
It is understood that there was no one on board at the time and no injuries have been reported. I'm not sure if that refers to no passengers on board or if there was no crew
This may be the second write off from Ryanair. She's an older FR bird
Construction Number (MSN) 33591
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Aircraft Type Boeing 737-8AS(WL)
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If there is no serious internal damage I doubt very much if that will be a write-off. Current value of a 2006 B737-800 is about $30,000,000.
Possibly the most expensive part will be dealing with Italian bureaucracy!
Possibly the most expensive part will be dealing with Italian bureaucracy!
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Even with the parking brake set brake accumulator pressure decays over time. That's why aircraft should be chocked.
I understand there were no RYR movements at CIA because of Italian strikes (again). An unattended, unpowered aircraft wouldn't jump its chocks in anything less than severe gales, which there were not at CIA. So you have to wonder did CIA ground handlers remove the chocks from this one, perhaps to use on another arrival?
I suspect this will go legal. That damage looks bad and is not necessarily localised to the horizontal stab. Expensive for sure.
I understand there were no RYR movements at CIA because of Italian strikes (again). An unattended, unpowered aircraft wouldn't jump its chocks in anything less than severe gales, which there were not at CIA. So you have to wonder did CIA ground handlers remove the chocks from this one, perhaps to use on another arrival?
I suspect this will go legal. That damage looks bad and is not necessarily localised to the horizontal stab. Expensive for sure.
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An unattended, unpowered aircraft wouldn't jump its chocks in anything less than severe gale
We calledf or assistance and some engineering types arrived. They jumped out of their Transit van only to see it too being blown backwards.
The Trident appeared to be in a very sheltered location, nose to the wind.
It certainly was not a severe gale blowing but must have been the effect of the wind coming off the adjacent Hangers.
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Keffuddle and EatMyShorts - RYR SOP is to leave the parking brake on and to use chocks on during all turn-rounds and on leaving the aircraft. In hot conditions with quick turn arounds, the SOP is to only momentarily release the brakes and reapply.
So, it begs the questions: a) Why were the chocks absent, and; b) was the brake set or did accumulator pressure drop?
I'm sure it won't be hard to get the answers.
So, it begs the questions: a) Why were the chocks absent, and; b) was the brake set or did accumulator pressure drop?
I'm sure it won't be hard to get the answers.
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